“As human beings, we all want to be happy and free from misery" - Dalai Lama

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Please take time to look through the site, you will find information about me, counselling, mindfulness, mindful self compassion for individuals or groups, my approach to both and how I aim to help you.

I feel passionate about supporting and guiding people to find a way through their difficulties. I offer you a warm, compassionate, confidential space where you can talk freely about your concerns, feel listened to and where we can make sense of what you are experiencing, gain a deeper understanding and find the best way forwards for you.

Often, clients feel at a loss as to how they can help themselves with the difficulties they are facing and want 'strategies' to help them. Together we will explore what current resources support you and identify areas where you need more help to help you feel more confident and resourced. I work in a way that helps you feel safe and able to manage any difficult emotions you are facing.

My aim is to support you safely and gently through change, if change is what you want and to reach positive and sometimes life changing outcomes.

Telephone and Skype counselling are available, please contact me if you would like more information about these services. I also provide Supervision for other counsellors.

Are you:

feeling overwhelmed and finding it hard to cope

​feeling at a loss as to how to help yourself

feeling unhappy in life

chronically suffering with physical, emotional or mental pain

in need of someone to talk to who will listen and understand you

struggling in your relationship

​suffering with sleep problems or insomnia

I may be able to help you with counselling or mindfulness, or self compassion, you may find it helpful to integrate both of these into your session. At the initial session we will decide what is best suited to you as an individual and which approach I use means that our sessions will be personalised for you.

• Develop greater self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-compassion • Come to terms with difficult events and situations in your life, past or present • Bring positive change into your life, if change is what you want • Move forward with confidence and resilience

There are many different models of counselling which can be quite confusing when looking for a counsellor. I offer an integrative approach to counselling and am influenced by mindfulness/awareness and compassion practices which I have been studying and teaching for many years.

I have a particular interest in helping clients develop self-compassion through Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), which helpful for clients who experience issues with their self-critic, guilt or shame.I have trained in the CFT approach to working with shame based trauma.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama

I spent 6 years working in the NHS, providing brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, (CBT) to individuals and couples with a wide range of difficulties.

I am a registered and accredited counsellor with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), and have over 14 years experience from working in both the private and public sector providing short term and long term therapy.

Please feel comfortable to contact me by telephone or email and ask any questions. I would be happy to talk through anything you would like to know about counselling or mindfulness, and whether either of them may be right for you at the moment.

ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRATING MINDFULNESS PRACTICE WITH THERAPY

As well as symptomatic relief practicing mindfulness may help you:

• become more aware of repeating emotions & thought patterns.• develop the ability to respond rather than react to habitual habits and past conditioning• develop the skills to be able to explore your experiences as they are happening• develop the ability to slow things down, have continued observation and reflection in daily practice & outside of sessions • become more gently and compassionate with yourself, more connected to others and life itself

LOCATION

LEA is a quiet location in a village within 5 minutes drive from Malmesbury, Wiltshire, Swindon (20 minutes by car) or Chippenham, (20 minutes by car) or Tetbury, Gloucestershire, (10 minutes by car), Cirencester, (20 minutes by car)

There is free parking and disabled access available outside my Malmesbury premises.

Pleasecontact me to book an initial session, there will be no obligation and this may be the moment when you begin to feel happier.

CONTACT ME

“Through mindfulness, we can learn to live in the present moment instead of in the past and in the future. Dwelling in the present moment is the only way to truly develop peace, both in one's self and in the world”– Thich Nhat Hanh

Day & Evening Sessions Available

Individuals, men & women over 18

MEMBER

I am an accredited member of the BACP which means my practice has been judged competent and ethical by the national association of UK therapists.